Forms of Energy

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What is gravitational potential energy related to?

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An object's vertical position.

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How is chemical energy released?

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When chemical bonds are broken.

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Which type of nuclear energy is more powerful?

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Nuclear fusion.

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How are speed and kinetic energy related?

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They are directly proportional.

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What are the two types of nuclear energy?

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Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is the formula for kinetic energy?

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KE = 1/2 mv² (where m is mass and v is velocity).

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What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?

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Fission is the splitting of a nucleus, while fusion is the combining of nuclei.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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